One Sikh victim believes donations for the shooting victims were mishandled

One victim of the Sikh temple shootings is concerned that donations given to the temple for the victims were misused

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Updated: 7:12 PM CDT Jul 11, 2014

One Sikh victim believes donations for the shooting victims were mishandled

One victim of the Sikh temple shootings is concerned that donations given to the temple for the victims were misused

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Updated: 7:12 PM CDT Jul 11, 2014

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WEBVTT WISN NEWS STARTS RIGHT NOW. NEW AT 6:00, SERIOUS QUESTIONS ARE BEING RAISED TONIGHT ABOUT WHETHER DONATIONS MADE TO VICTIMS OF THE SIKH TEMPLE SHOOTING ARE BEING MISUSED. THOSE QUESTIONS ARE COMING FROM ONE OF THE SHOOTING VICTIMS. NEW AT 6:00, WISN 12 NEWS POLITICAL REPORTER KENT WAINSCOTT IS THE WEB CENTER, AND KENT, A CANDIDATE FOR CONGRESS IS RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THIS. HE IS A CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATE. THIS IS THE WEBPAGE FOR DONATIONS. THEIR FAMILIES ARE NOW ONE OF THOSE VICTIMS. THEY ARE RAISING CONCERNS ABOUT HOW THE DONATIONS ARE BEING HANDLED. THERE WAS AN OUTPOURING OF SUPPORT AND DONATIONS AFTER PEOPLE WERE KILLED BY A GUNMAN TWO YEARS AGO. THIS MAN WAS AMONG SEVERAL OTHERS INJURED. HE SAYS HE HAS QUESTIONS ABOUT THE DONATIONS. THROUGH AN INTERPRETER, HE SAYS HE RECEIVED $70,000 IN DONATIONS TO HELP PAY HIS MEDICAL BILLS, BUT HE BELIEVES HE MAY BE ENTITLED TO MORE. HE QUESTIONS IF THE FUNDS ARE BEING MISHANDLED BY THE TEMPLE. A HIGH-PROFILE MEMBER AND A CANDIDATE FOR CONGRESSIONAL SEAT IS RESPONDING. I DON'T SEE ANY REASON WHY THE TEMPLE AND THIS MAN WOULD INVITE US OVER -- TAKE A LOOK AT THE BOOKS. NOT THAT I KNOW OF. THERE HAVE BEEN NO COMMINGLING OF FUNDS. THERE HAVE BEEN NO FUNDS THAT HAVE BEEN DIVERTED. AND HE NEITHER HE NOR THE TEMPLE HAVE CONTROL OVER THE FUNDS. THEY ARE BEING MANAGED BY AN INDEPENDENT THIRD-PARTY GROUP. HE CLAIMS HE WANTS ANSWERS. HE BELIEVES HE IS BEING SHOWN BECAUSE HE IS RAISING THOSE CONCERNS. THAT'S WHY THEY DID NOT LIKE HIM. HIS LAWYER SAYS NO ONE IS CONSIDERING A LAWSUIT AT THIS POINT. THEY WANT TO TALK. WE REACHED OUT TO THE TEMPLE STAFF AND WERE REFERRED TO THE TEMPLE PRESIDENT. WE WERE UNABLE TO REACH HIM.

One Sikh victim believes donations for the shooting victims were mishandled

One victim of the Sikh temple shootings is concerned that donations given to the temple for the victims were misused